2015 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID Complaints

HYBRID SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS TURNED ON WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, ILLUMINATED "DO NOT DRIVE, PULL OVER SAFELY". TRIED TO PULL OVER SAFELY AND THE CAR STALLED AND WHEELS LOCKED. COULD NOT PULL OVER TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC.

TRANSMISSION ACTS LIKE IT IS SLIPPING AND SHIFTS ABNORMALLY IN FORWARD AND REVERSE, DRIVER WINDOW UP/DOWN BUTTON DOESN'T WORK CORRECTLY IT ONLY MAKES THE WINDOW GO UP 1/4 OF THE WAY SO YOU HAVE TO LET GO AND PRESS IT AGAIN. THE RADIO KEEPS SHOWING AND ERROR MESSAGE WAITING TO GET INTO THE DEALER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO SLUDGE AND METAL FRAGMENTS ENTERING THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE STALLED MORE THAN TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO NORTH COUNTY HYUNDAI OF CARLSBAD (5285 CAR COUNTRY DR, CARLSBAD, CA 92008, (760) 929-4900) FOR THE FIRST REPAIR. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THEY REPLACED THE GSI BELTS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME WHO INDICATED THAT THE HYBRID BATTERY DETACHED. THE DEALER RE-ATTACHED THE BATTERY, BUT THIS DID NOT PREVENT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN AND WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

IT HAS OVERHEAT PROBLEM THAT HYUNDAI SERVICE COULDN'T FIX. IT BROKE DOWN 6 TIMES AND WAS 3 TIMES IN THE SHOP. 4/2/17, I WAS ON FASTEST LANE ON 101 FREEWAY IN DOWNTOWN LA. SUDDENLY THE CAR ALARM BEEPS. DASH BOARD DISPLAYED "HYBRID SYSTEM WARNING, SAFELY STOP AND DO NOT DRIVE". THE GAS PEDAL WAS HARD TO PRESS, (GUESS IT GOES INTO PROTECTION MODE. ) FORTUNATELY IT WAS IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC THAT NO CAR RAM INTO ME FROM BEHIND. I FORCED THE CAR SWITCHED LANES AND EXIT FREEWAY. AFTER I PARKED, THE CAR FROZED. I CAN'T TURN ON THE EMERGENCY SIGNAL. CAN'T SWITCH THE GEAR TO PARK, CAN'T TURN OFF THE ENGINE... I EXIT THE CAR AND WAVE CARS BEHIND ME MOVE AHEAD, THEN I GOT BACK THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE. AFTER IT WAS OFF FOR 30 SECONDS, I CAN TURN THE ENGINE BACK ON AND THE CAR FUNCTIONS LIKE NORMAL. IT WAS UNDER 18000 MILES. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE COOLANT LEAK AND REPLACED IT. 5/15/17, WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY, I FELT THE CAR WAS INTO PROTECTION MODE, HARD TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR. BUT THE ALARM DIDN'T SOUND OFF. I SENT IT IN AND THE SERVICE COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO THEY RESET THE COMPUTER OF THE CAR. 6/5/17 THE CAR WAS PARKED IN HOT SUN IN PS FOR 30 MINUTES WHILE ME AND MY REALTOR GO TO CHECK A HOUSE. I STARTED THE CAR FOLLOWING MY REALTOR. I TURNED ON THE AC AND THE ALARM GOES OFF, SAME WARNING SIGN DISPLAYED AND THE CAR JUST FROZE. HYUNDAI SENT A TOW TRUCK AN HOUR LATER. AFTER IN THE SHOP OVERNIGHT, THE SERVICE DEPT SAYS THEY FIXED IT. 6/14. IN PS AGAIN. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN HOT SUN. I GOT IN AND TURN ON THE ENGINE. ALARMS GOES OFF SAME WARNING SIGN. 6/26, WITH A FRIEND ON WAY TO JULIAN, THE CAR ENGINE THRUST THE CAR FORWARD, A SMALL ICON LIT UP. I SLOWED DOWN AND PARKED , THE ALARM GOES OFF, SAME WARNING WORDS ON DASHBOARD. AFTER LET THE CAR COOL OFF, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE BUT 20 MINUTES LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACTED STATED THAT THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT SHOULDER, NECK AND BACK WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION DUE TO THE SEAT BELT RETRACTING TOO TIGHT. THE DRIVER ALSO SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS NECK AND BACK WHICH ALSO NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANY INJURIES OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE STOPPED, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK WITH NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AS THE CONTACT TRADED-IN THE VEHICLE AT ROUND ROCK HYUNDAI DUE TO THINKING THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE SEAT BELTS AS THEY WOULD RETRACT AGGRESSIVELY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TWO EXTENDED WARRANTIES BUT THE FAILURES WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY THE CHECK CHARGING LIGHT SYSTEM WARNING CAME ON, ALL 3 LIGHTS FOR OIL, BATTERY, AND ENGINE CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME! THE CAR STALLED WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO STEAR AND BRAKES DIDN'T WORK... I HAD TO COAST LUCKILY I WAS ONLY IN SECOND TO RIGHT LINE AND EASILY GOT TO EMERGENCY LANE!! THIS HAPPENED ON 101 IN CALIFORNIA DURING A BUSY TIME!!!

ABOUT AN HOUR INTO DRIVING HOME ON THE FREEWAY, MY CAR ALERT SYSTEM WENT OFF AND THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY SHOWED INSTRUCTIONS TO CHECK HYBRID CHARGING SYSTEM AND TO CHECK SURROUNDINGS AND TO PULL OVER WHEN SAFE AND TO NOT DRIVE VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, THE NEEDS MAINTENANCE LIGHT AND THE CHECK OIL LIGHT ALL CAME ON. AFTER ABOUT 15 SECS MY VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER BUT DID NOT TURN OFF; THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOCKED. I PLACED THE CAR INTO PARK AND RESTARTED IT AND THE WARNING ALERT ALARM CEASED, BUT NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS MOVABLE AGAIN AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER WHERE A CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER PULLED UP AND ASKED ME IF I WAS HAVING TROUBLE. AFTER OUR CONVERSATION, I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE THE ADDITIONAL 40 MILE DRIVE HOME AS THE LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIPS WERE CLOSED UNTIL THE NEXT DAY, SATURDAY MARCH 18. I WAS ABLE TO DROP MY CAR OFF IN THE AFTERNOON BUT DUE TO THEIR BOOKED SCHEDULE, IT COULD NOT BE LOOKED AT UNTIL MONDAY MARCH 20TH AND STAYED OVER NIGHT. THE TECHNICIAN CALLED ME THAT DAY AND STATED THAT THE CAR TEST RAN ON IT CAME BACK PASSING AND NO ISSUES FOUND AND THAT THEY DROVE IT ABOUT 20 MILES AND NO ISSUES AND I WAS ABLE TO PICK UP MY CAR ON TUESDAY. HOWEVER, THE SAME SYSTEM ISSUE HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO TAKE IT BACK INTO THE DEALERAHIP LATER THAT WEEK AND IT HAS BEEN THERE AS OF 4/21/2017. I RECEIVED A CALL TODAY THAT A REPLACEMENT HYBRID BATTERY WAS INSTALLED AND AFTER MORE TESTS I MAY GET MY CAR BACK.

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR STARTED ALARMING SAYING CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM...IT IMMEDIATELY WENT TO 15 MILES AND HOUR WHILE I WAS ON I95 WHERE SPEED LIMIT IS 65 MPH. BY THE TIME I GOT HOME AND TURNED THE CAR OFF IT WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. IVE HAD THIS CAR FOR A YEAR AND A HALF. I BOUGHT IT NEW.

A FEW MONTHS AGO THE VEHICLE STALLED AT A RED LIGHT. I FOUND COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME MAKE, YEAR AND MODEL STALLING ON OTHER OWNERS ON THE INTERNET. WENT TO DEALER AND AFTER NUMEROUS HOURS IN THE SHOP THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. TODAY MY 19 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY WITH NO PULL OFF LANES, ONLY CEMENT BARRIERS. THE VEHICLE STALLED AT 60 MPH. SHE ALMOST DIED FROM BEING HIT BY A TRACTOR TRAILER. SHE WAS MISSED BY ONLY A FEW INCHES. THE VEHICLE DID START AGAIN AND SHE GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY. MADE COMPLAINT WITH HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000.